Ahhotep I
| Ahhotep I | ||||
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| Queen consort of Egypt Great Royal Wife |
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Ring of Ahhotep I, Louvre.
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| Died | Thebes? | |||
| Burial | Thebes? | |||
| Spouse | Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao | |||
| Issue | Ahmose I | |||
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| Dynasty | Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt | |||
| Father | Senakhtenre | |||
| Mother | Tetisheri | |||
| Religion | ancient Egyptian religion | |||
Ahhotep I (alternatively spelled Ahhotpe or Aahhotep, "Iah (the Moon) is satisfied") was an Ancient Egyptian queen who lived circa 1560- 1530 BC, during the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of Queen Tetisheri (known as Teti the Small) and Senakhtenre Ahmose, and was probably the sister, as well as the queen consort, of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao. Ahhotep I had a long and influential life.
Her titles include Great Royal Wife and "Associate of the White Crown Bearer" (khnemet nefer hedjet). The title "King's Mother" (mwt niswt) was found on the Deir el-Bahari coffin.
The naming and numbering of the queens named Ahhotep has changed during the years. Outlining the different naming and numbering conventions over the years:
Late nineteenth century: Ahhotep I was thought to be the wife of Seqenenre Tao. The coffins of Deir el-Bahari and Dra' Abu el-Naga' were both thought to be hers by some experts. Ahhotep II was thought to be the wife of Amenhotep I. Some thought the coffin from the Deir el-Bahari cache belonged to the queen called Ahhotep II in this scheme.
Late 20th Century: In the 1970s, it was commented on that the Deir el-Bahari coffin bears the title "King's Mother" and Amenhotep I has no son. The title must refer to the mother of Ahmose I. In 1982, Robins suggests that Ahhotep I is the owner of the gilded coffin from Dra' Abu el-Naga', Ahhotep II is the queen mentioned on the Deir el-Bahari coffin and Ahhotep III is the queen mentioned on the statue of a prince Ahmose.
Present (21st century): Following Dodson and Hilton (2004), Ahhotep I is the wife of Seqenenre Tao and mother of Ahmose I. Ahhotep II is the queen known from the gilded coffin found at Dra' Abu el-Naga' and possibly a wife of Kamose. (There is no Ahhotep III).
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